Massey University

Biodiesel from microalgae

BEAST 2: A Software Platform for Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis

We present a new open source, extensible and flexible software platform for Bayesian evolutionary analysis called BEAST 2. This software platform is a re-design of the popular B...

Hydrogen bonding in globular proteins

<i>Botryococcus braunii</i>: A Renewable Source of Hydrocarbons and Other Chemicals

Botryococcus braunii, a green colonial microalga, is an unusually rich renewable source of hydrocarbons and other chemicals. Hydrocarbons can constitute up to 75% of the dry mas...

Global Patterns of Linkage Disequilibrium at the CD4 Locus and Modern Human Origins

Haplotypes consisting of alleles at a short tandem repeat polymorphism (STRP) and an Alu deletion polymorphism at the CD4 locus on chromosome 12 were analyzed in more than 1600 ...

Hydrodynamic Damage to Animal Cells

Animal cells are affected by hydrodynamic forces that occur in culture vessel, transfer piping, and recovery operations such as microfiltration. Depending on the type, intensity...

Sonobioreactors: using ultrasound for enhanced microbial productivity

Mixing in bubble columns: a new approach for characterizing dispersion coefficients